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Lest we forget: comparing retrospective and prospective assessments of adverse childhood experiences in the prediction of adult health.

Aaron ReubenTerrie E MoffittAvshalom CaspiDaniel W BelskyHonalee HarringtonFelix SchroederSean HoganSandhya RamrakhaRichie PoultonAndrea Danese
Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2017)
Prospective ACE records confirm associations between childhood adversity and negative life outcomes found previously using retrospective ACE reports. However, more agreeable and neurotic dispositions may, respectively, bias retrospective ACE measures toward underestimating the impact of adversity on objectively measured life outcomes and overestimating the impact of adversity on self-reported outcomes. Associations between personality factors and the propensity to recall adversity were extremely modest and warrant further investigation. Risk predictions based on retrospective ACE reports should utilize objective outcome measures. Where objective outcome measurements are difficult to obtain, correction factors may be warranted.
Keyphrases
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  • mental health
  • physical activity
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